Device for supporting pails or the like.



W. A. OSLEY.

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING FAILS OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. is, 19m.

1,228,81 3,. Patented June 5, 1917.

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n ore DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING PAILS OR THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed November 15, 1916. Serial No. 131,409.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD A. OsLnY,

a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of Springfield, county of Hampden, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Supporting Pails or the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for supporting a metallic pail or other receptacle-in which hot water is placed for cleaning purposes. As is well known in devices of this kind the object is to so support the receptacle that the heat from the contents of the pail or other receptacle will not injure highly polished floors or window sills wherever the device may be used for the purpose intended.

The object of the present invention is to provide a supporting device for a pail or other receptacle so that the heat will not come into contact with the floor or other support on which it is placed and one that can be readily attached to and removed from the device. A further object is to provide means whereby the pail can be readily moved or pushed from place to place without any appreciable friction. I am aware that devices of a different construction have been patented for supporting pails or similar receptacles but I am not aware that the specific construction herein disclosed has heretofore been known or used. Broadly stated it comprises a support of suitable material on which the pail or like receptacle is placed and elastic means for clamping the pail to the support in a vertical direction and elastic means to which the vertically disposed elastic clamping means is secured, whereby receptacles of different dimensions may be readily secured to the support.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the improvement and particularly illustrating the manner of attaching a coiled spring to the base piece, and showing the springs that are attached to this spring, that are detachably secured to the upper edge of the receptacle, and the eyelets through which the first mentioned spring is passed;

Fig. 2 shows a side elevational view of the device in use in which a pail or other receptacle is held to the support with the clamping springs extended as shown to engage the upper edge of the pail.

Fig. 3 is a modification.

Referring to the drawings in detail: The base piece preferably comprises two members 1 and 2 of wood or other suitable material, which are secured together in the form of a cross, the arms of which are of equal length. Secured in the upper side of these arms and near the ends thereof are screw eyes 3 through which passes the coiled spring 4. This spring is of such length that when its ends are connected together it will assume practically the form shown in Fig. 1.' The distance between the opposite screw eyes 3 is such that the bottom portion of the pail 5 will pass therebetween and engage and rest upon the upper surface of the platform, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. In order to clamp the receptacle to the support the short extension springs 6 are provided, one end of which is attached to the spring 4c between the screw eyes 3 at 6 and having hooks 7 at their upper ends. These springs, as shown in Fig. 1, are of the normally contracted type but when the receptacle is placed in the position shown in Fig. 2these springs are stretched, or extended, so that the hooks 7 at their outer ends engage the upper edge of the receptacle 5 thus securely clamping the same to the support. Although only two of these extensible springs are shown more can of course be used if desired. Attached to the lower side of the arms 12 and at the outer ends thereof are anti-friction devices 8, preferably consisting of what is known in the trade as domes of silence, which comprise broad bearing surfaces of steel that are formed with prongs that are driveninto the'lower side of the arms 1 and 2. These devices furnish anti-friction means whereby the pail or the like receptacle and its support may be readily moved about on polished surfaces without injuring the same and also without any danger of the contents of the receptacle being spilled.

Referring to the modification shown in Fig. 32 It will be observed that the spring 4 instead of being made in one piece 1s made of two pieces indicated at 9 and 10. The length of these pieces is such that when they are passed through two of the screw eyes and the end 11 of one spring is atper edge of the pail, as shown inFigs. 1

tached to the other spring at a point distant from the hook 7 at a point 12, a portion 13 of suificient length is provided to securely clamp the pail or other receptacle to the base or support. A continuous piece spring from the hook 7 to the point of attachment 12 is, therefore, provided. The free ends of the spring 13 are extended in the same manner as the springsG of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, that is to say, after the pail or other receptacle is placed on the arms 1 and 2 the ends 13 are then extended so as to cause the hooks 7 to engage the upand 2. This construction is simple since it is only necessary to pass the springs 9 and 10 through two of the screw eyes 3 and then connect the inner ends of each of the springs 9 and 10 at a point distant from the hooks 7 in theother spring so that the ends 13 are of proper length for the purpose intended. As readily understood it is an" easy matter to connect the ends of the springs to the ends 13. All that is necessary is simply to rotate the coiled spring so as to cause the turns thereof at the ends to engage the ends of the turns of the ends 13. The form of the connected springs in plan view is substantially the same as that shown in Fig. '1.

It will be seen from this construction that the device is such that when the bail 9 is used to carry the receptacle from place to place the support is at the same time carried with the receptacle and can be readily attached to and removed therefrom since it is made light enough so as not to add any appreciable weight.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a suitable support,'comprising a cross shaped member the arms of which are designed to receive the lower edge of the receptacle, devices secured to the ends of the arms and a coil spring slidably engaging said devices, means for clamping the receptacle to the base member comprising extensible-springs provided with hooks at their upper ends for engaging the upper edge of the receptacle, as described.

2. A device of the class described, comprising in combination with a suitable support to receive a pail or other receptacle, means for securing coiled springs to the support, the end of one springbeing attached to the other spring at a point distant from its end soas to afford sufficient length of the free end of the other spring which would Gopies of this patent may be obtained for serve as an elastic clamping device to engage the upperedge of the receptacle, as described.

3. A device of the class described, comprising in combination with a suitable support having screw eyes secured thereto,

coiled springs passing through said eyes, the springs being connected together, so as to leaveone end of each spring with a free end, means on the free ends to engage the upper edge of the receptacle, said free end being of such length as to place the same under tension, when the upper edge of the receptacle is-engaged by said means, as described. g V

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a suitable support to receive a receptacle, comprising a member having arms which aredesignedto receive the lower edge of said receptacle, devices secured to the ends of the arms and a spring engaging said devices, means for clamping the receptacle to the base member comprising extensible springs having one end attached to said spring and its other end provided with attaching devices for engaging the upper edge of the receptacle, as described. V. p 7

6. A device for clamping a receptacle to a support or platform, the support having devices secured thereto to permit the receptacle to pass between said devices and engage the support, coiled springs normally under tension and secured to said devices and near the portion of the support which receives the lower edge of the receptacle, and other coiled springs secured at one end to said first mentioned springs, their other, or free ends having devices to engage the upper edge of said receptacle and of such length that said second mentioned springs will be placed under tension when attached to the upper edge of the receptacle, and said first mentioned springs will at the .same time be placed under an additional tension.

WILLARD A. OSLEY.

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